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forever • chapter 5

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5 min read

“You’re naming the horse?” Sierra eyed me suspiciously, watching over me the next day as I prepared another bottle of goat's milk for the foal. “You?”

“Can I not? Do you usually leave your horses unnamed?” My brain was like clockwork all last night, and I was convinced I hadn’t gone to sleep till 2 AM at the least. There was a whole notebook filled with my ideas. I just needed to work up the cour...

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Romance

forever • chapter four, part 2

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1 min read

And just like that, the silence gets filled with quiet sobs as I fell to my knees when I knew no one was around. I didn’t know why I was crying this time. But at the same time, I felt like I needed to. God, I cried even after I promised myself I wouldn’t. There were too many tears recently. Too much sadness. My brain automatically went to blame Ray. And why wouldn’t I, if I were a planet, he was t...

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forever • chapter four

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8 min read

“What do you guys say?” Sierra clapped her hands together, startling all our gazes away from the poster she’d laid in front of us.

“I’d say definitely not.” Noah gives a disappointed shake of his head. “Barn dances are for 23-year-olds in an awkward situationship and 50-year-old couples trying to save their marriage.”

She scowls. “And why do you know this?”

Noah grimaces. “I was once that 23-y...

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Romance

The Fog

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1 min read

It was dark.

It was quiet.

I was leading my soldiers through the fog. We were ever so slowly making our way toward the enemy. We had split up earlier and were planning on ambushing them from the north and the south, but we lost contact with our teammates.

The fog was too thick.

We slowly trekked through the forest, past some tall standing trees and others that had fallen to time, weather, or...

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Horror

High Plains Lover

Penny Dreadful ☠️ 🦑🧜‍♀️

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“It ain’t no use, Lilly,” Sheriff Pete drawled. “I gotta face the Hunter Gang before they tear this town apart!”

“Oh Sheriff,” Lilly said, tapping a handkerchief on her tear-stained cheek. “It ain’t fair that we can’t be together because of that vampire gang!”

Pete gently nudged the pretty showgirl off his knee, and stood up, as he could see a number of horses arrive out front.

The town Undert...

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Western

forever • chapter three, part 2

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6 min read

Alma, Clara, Josephine, Sierra and I sit in a semicircle around the appaloosa, trying desperately to save her or at least her baby.

I sit there, feeling helpless and catch Sierra looking the same way. Her face looks distant, but she gives me a nod symbolizing something like respect. But for what? I haven’t done anything.

I heard Clara give a shuddering sigh and my head snaps back to the horse....

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Western

forever • chapter three

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6 min read

Plain is good. Plain is safe. Safe means people will love you for who you are. But safe is dangerous. Dangerous because you will never know when that love fades.

I had been at the ranch at this point for five days. Three days since Aunt Clara and I… fought. And it's felt like years. Ranch life means always having responsibilities and living monsters depending on you.

I walked into the dining ...

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forever • chapter two

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7 min read

I was awoken by a rooster.

Not in the normal, stereotypical, ‘cocka-doodle-doo,’ but a literal rooster, just lying on my legs like he was the family dog. I in return, screamed, then ducked under my blanket like there was a monster under my bed, though in this case, over it.

The rooster was startled at my scream and began clucking around, its talons digging into my legs from their supposed safet...

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Western

forever • chapter one, part 2

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2 min read

Once everyone finished and Sally cleared the table, Clara turned to me.

“How- how are you, Haven?” She stuttered. I hated, but somehow deeply enjoyed i had that affect on her.

Let her feel awkward when she looks at me. Let her regret not taking me in when i needed her most. I look at her sourly.

“Im fine.” I snap, a little more rough than i meant it, even for her.

She nodded, stiff. “Alright-...

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Romance

forever • chapter one

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8 min read

Who came up with the word forever? Why would someone make a word that fills people with a sense of false hope that always ends in tears and pain. Nothing lasts forever. Friends, happiness, love, and i could go on and on talking my head off about the pain that word gives me, but whats the use? Everyone knows that already. But i never did. I mean, of course I knew that nothing literally lasts foreve...

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